Information About

Faris Peak

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Faris Peak on The Map

Location

54 ° 31' 36.998" N,
164 ° 41' 17.002" W

Region

Aleutians East

Nearest City

Akutan

Parent

Unimak Island

Elevation

5230 ft (1594.1 m)

Faris Peak in Detail.

About

In the SW part of Unimak Isalnd, 3 mi S of Pogromni Volcano, Aleutian Islands.

History

Named by O. H. Tittmann, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), for Robert Lee Faris, Assistant Director of U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) until his death in 1932. A member of Ferdinand Westdahl's party, Faris determined the geographic position of this peak in 1901.

Topo Maps

Unimak (1951), Unimak (1951), Unimak (1951), Unimak (1951), Unimak (1951), Unimak (1951), Unimak (1951), Unimak (1958), Unimak C-3 (1989),
Places Near Faris Peak
Cities:

Nosovskoi, Pogromni,

Bays:

Cataract Cove, Dublin Bay,

Beaches:

Airplane Flats,

Capes:

Arch Point, Raven Point, Seal Cape, Survey Point,

Glaciers:

Glacier G195297E54506N,

Hills:

Red Hill, Scotch Cap, The Sisters,

Islands:

Caribou Islands, Pinnacle Rock,

Lakes:

Tarheel Lagoon,

Mountains:

Eickelberg Peak, Faris Peak, Pogromni Volcano, Promontory Hill, Westdahl Peak,

Rivers:

Big River, Pogromni River, Sandy River,

Streams:

Beartrack Creek, Cap Creek, Iron Bridge Creek, Mishap Creek,